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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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